Taking flight : from war orphan to star ballerina /
British ed. has title: Hope in a ballet shoe : a true story
Michaela DePrince with Elaine DePrince.
- First edition.
- 249 pages, 16 unnumbered plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Michaela DePrince lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until she was adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States.